COVID-19 cases higher than last year’s peak, says Corpn.
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The variety of COVID-19 cases within the second wave is higher than the height last 12 months, mentioned Corporation Commissioner G. Prakash.
Launching COVID-19 screening centres within the metropolis, he mentioned the variety of cases detected a day had touched 2,500, which was higher than last 12 months. “We have increased the samples to 20,000 every day. We will increase the samples to 25,000 shortly. The case load will decrease by testing, isolating and treating the positive cases. We have created screening centres at 12 locations for positive patients,” Mr. Prakash mentioned.
The civic physique is planning to extend the variety of screening centres to extra than 15 shortly. Residents who’ve examined constructive are requested to go to the screening centres. The Corporation has deployed extra than 20,000 staff for COVID-19 obligation and has made preparations for transportation of sufferers in autos to the screening centres. “COVID-19 positive residents can also come to the screening centres in their own vehicles without waiting for Corporation vehicles. We have 500 medical officers on COVID-19 duty,” Mr. Prakash mentioned.
The variety of COVID-19 vaccinations within the metropolis has crossed 50,000 per day due to consciousness programmes by healthcare officers. The Corporation has deliberate to cowl extra than eight lakh residents above 45 years in two weeks. Answering queries pertaining to the loss of life of actor Vivekh, Mr. Prakash mentioned senior officers of the Health Department had defined that the loss of life was not due to the unwanted side effects of vaccination.
Corporation Joint Commissioner (Health) Alby John Varghese mentioned extra than 1.33 lakh residents above 45 years had taken the second dose and there have been stories of solely minor unwanted side effects equivalent to fever.
The screening centres are Tiruvottiyur city neighborhood well being centre; Madhavaram General Hospital; Tondiarpet Communicable Diseases Hospital; Ayanavaram ESI Hospital; Community halls in Mogappair and Harrington Road; ICDS Centre, Anderson Road, Nungambakkam; Chennai Higher Secondary School, Nesapakkam; Hussaini School, Porur; NSTI, Guindy; and Teachers Training University, Sholinganallur.
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